Dead leaves accumulate on the ground in a forest at a rate of 3 grams per square centimeter per year. at the same time, these leaves decompose at a continuous rate of 85 percent per year. a. write a differential equation for the total quantity q of dead leaves (per square centimeter) at time t:

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655